Gurkha Kukri Knife - How Well Do They Cut Bottles & Wood?
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- The Gurkha kukri (khukuri) is a famously good cutter, but I thought I'd try a couple of fun cutting feats with one of my kukris, to see what happened. Can I cut six bottles standing in a row? How does it handle oak wood?
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British measurement of sharpness:
Pretty damn sharp
Rabbit is confused as hell
Probably relieved
Press F to pay respects to the rabbits sense of security in the world
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But more than a weapon, they are an incredible utility tool. They can do anything that an axe can do. Because the tip doesn't need to be sharp, they make an excellent entrenchment tool. The flat Edge next to the handle can be extra sharpened, to make an excellent draw knife. They are tempered so that the spine is softer then the cutting edge. Which throws and excellent spark when struck with a flint. I own a modern, military version kukri. And I have done all of the above, with it. It would be far more than a weapon, to a soldier in the field.
To an extent I understand the appreciation for the kukri, but no, it really can't do anything an axe can. I think I own about half a dozen different models from Nepalese and Indian ones to modern American ones, and there's a reason why I use axes and saws for processing anything you can't cut through with 2 swings max.
@@Dimetropteryx I misspoke. I should have said hatchet. No knife can compete with a full sized ax.
The challenge is to cut six bottles, but with such a clean cut, that the bunnies below must NOT startle
^w^
Matt: 'we're gunna see, can it take on...'
*moves to reveal rabbit in the background*
me: 'oh no!'
CZcams TOS would crucify him if hid did that, in all seriousness
When I was a young kid, I was fascinated by two photographs my grandfather had from his time with the Gurkhas, of a 'before and after' pair of pictures of a goat? being beheaded in some sort of festival.
It was quite a large animal, and the animal was cleaved in two with one cut!
Bun Easton: "WTF, Dad?!"
Bun Easton: logs onto spareroom.co.uk and starts looking.
I was given a Kukri by my father when I was about 14. I was big into knives and swords (still am, almost 4 decades later) so he shopped around and found the Kukri and some stories about ghurkas. Interestingly, shortly thereafter one of the magazines I read had an article on the Ghurkas and their kukri.
Anyway, that knife and I had a lot of miles together in the wilds of my back yard, woods all over the state, and a lot of shadow-boxing drills in my room. Sadly, by the time I turned 30 it was stolen along with some other knives and a saber my father had also given me (and a WWI vintage 1917 Enfield bayonet a relative had brought back from his time as a doughboy). I have a much nicer collection now but everytime I see a Kukri I remember that blade my father gave me in my youth, the display I built for it, and all the good time I had.
Anyway, lest I ramble on more, let me just say, great video!
That supported swing would take a hand off at the wrist.
I've seen a Gurkha use a super sharp one of these on a pig and it just straight up diced it. Crazily powerful blades.
That rabbit is like, "I'm getting the hell out of here. " lol. Great video.
@TEXOCMOTP that's terrible. But, now I'm curious.🤔
*Rabbit starts to sweat*
"What's the weird idiot up to now?!" oh for God's sake, I'm off!"
The cute rabbit makes this video even better.
rabbits are awesome
@@harleycriswell8504 Kukri test; can you cut a rabbit in half in one stroke....
@@mattimatkalainen .....yes....but why....
@@harleycriswell8504 forthe diner" un saute de lapin a la moutarde"
Elsa would be proud
And I'm not talking about frozen characters
Poor rabbit probably though it was the end of the line for him.
My brother got his hands on some tempered steel and fashioned a khukri out of it about twice the size of this one to cut wood. Works perfectly cutting up boards and bits of pallets he gets. Just needs the occasional few seconds on the beltsander every few months to get it into good condition again.
As a teenager I cut down an almond tree that had recently died of 'peach-leaf curl' - it had a 6-7in diameter trunk - with an antique, bone-handled kukri. It was perfectly capable of cutting the tree down with no particularly heavy exertion. I still have the kukri, but would not use it for tree felling now!
The easiest cut to de branch a felled tree or branch is in the direction of growth. They resist against gravity but not so upended. My grandfather early on taught me to trim up the fallen tree.
The rabbit was thinking,
" What is he going to do with that knife? " 😱
I think that first swing through the bottles in a great example of accelerating through the target.
Can anyone think of a knife that can cut remotely as well as a kukri? That is the most impressive thing about a kukri to me, how they can cut nearly as well as a full sized sword, but in a short blade that can be used in very confined spaces and is easy to carry. Sure there is daggers and bowie knives that are very dangerous weapons in close quarters, but i can't think of a better cutting weapon in that size.
Probably not. The design is pretty much optimal (forward-angled blade, wide blade, wider towards the tip) for chopping relative to its length as it uses most of the principles to specialize for it. The only thing in particular that comes to mind would be making it hollow-ground, however that would compromise its durability (and thus use as a tool rather than a weapon) immensely, and that may actually decrease its performance due to reduced weight and thus inertia.
Indeed they are the greatest knives in the world
@@nevisysbryd7450 Yeah exactly, I have a Russian bebut, also known as a kindjal. It's a fantastic cutter for its size as well, but it suffers from the inertia problem, it's just too thin and not enough mass, it will slice, but it can't chop like a kukri.
@@ChromeMan04 I agree, I think i have a kukri addiction. Over 20 now.
Yes. Any knife designed for the job does it at least as well.
Granted, I haven't tried it on people, but I just spent yet another summer felling and delimbing trees for firewood, and the kukri really isn't that great compared to, say, any generic billhook made for actual work. Wouldn't even call it a contest.
The main reason of the wood branch flying is the edge of the khukri.it is sharp only at the end of the edge.suddenly starting and suddenly ending.do one thing with a file make the edge sharp from the middle of the khukri.your khukri is sharp like a chisel,thats why it is not cutting the wood well.make the edge slope sharp from middle of the weapon like a razor.
how could you not introduce us to the flopsie?
Today we learned the Eastons have pet rabbits & shop in Waitrose. Oh, and khukris are excellent cutters.
We'll it certainly Breaks on through to the other side. 😀
I just got mine yesterday.
Great video always remember a Kukri , will some how be much stronger when used in combat , some how a real made , blessed kukri , is like a pet dog it’s alive . Iam not in to zen or the Real side of martial arts but with a blessing a touch and a meaning , these really have protected killed and blessed weaker people saveing there homes And family.
If love to see him doing some cutting feats like lead cutting or handkerchief cutting. This is the first time I can think of where he isn't wearing a non-SuperDry shirt.
When his follow through improved the cuts improved.
That's why I got a Kukri next to my bed...
Old people still sleep with a khukuri below their pillow in nepal.
They say that you do not get nightmares that way.
WICKED AWESOME! ..... My favorite blade!
I think you might need to feed your cows more or something cuz that milk sure does look funny
I have several Kukiris, love them. BUT I Love your Doors shirt more.
Out Here in the perimeter, We IS Stoned Immaculate!
Kukris are anything but choppers only - some of my best bottle cutters are kukris. Great video!
Wanna "break on through to the other side?" Kukri !
Don't let the doors hit you on your way out😂
Gonna' be honest, I thought you were going to run out of edge before you ran out of bottles.
Nice cuts dude!
The unsupported cuts probably allowed a fair chunk of the momentum of the cuts to bleed off. That last , supported, cut sequence (excluding the second one you said was a bit off) gave more of a view of effect. Used as a tool or a weapon most 'real' cuts would be 'opposed' by the recipient's mass, rather than able to flex away to such a great extent (rather like when people use axes/hatchets on wood but rest it on soft ground. The ground absorbs some energy denied to the impact of the cut. Resting the target wood on other wood even , will improve the results). Targets firmly tethered to the large logs may well have fared far worse.
Slab of pork rolled round some sticks might be interesting , but I'd feel guilty in regard to poor devils using food-banks etc :D ...
Apart from all that , that though.
Love Kukris/Kukri vids. So thanks for that .
Last night there were no down votes, this morning, there's two. What kind of philistine dislikes a Kukri in action ? H'mmmmmm .
Dear Lord, what is the world coming to .
Hello , my name is Will - I am a 'Kukriholic' ...
As an aside - stop teasing Lucy about them . The lady is right. It is perfectly normal to NEED ALL THE KUKRIS/KUKHURlS .
I used to own a multi that size as a teenager and used it to clear rose bushes from my Nana's garden. It was scary how quickly it made short work of branches.
Test cutting with a Kukri and cooling down the daughter's pet rabbit at the same time. Matt is a super dad.
the kukhri is definitively an awesome chopper for the wilderness an little knife next or an folder and it s all!
Love the khukuri thanks for the great review. 👍
Thought of an interesting challenge, line up bottles as if you were to cut them all at once but only cut one at a time without hitting the bottle next to it, trying to get through all of them as fast as you can
"Im just going to do one more cut on the other side so you can see the effects of the final cut on that"
Translation: MATT WANT MORE CHOP
That was some impressive cutting!!! I like the finish you gave that Kuhkri!!!
Matt: “Hot summer heat”
Me: Looks at temperature in London: 63 F
Me: Looks at temperature in California: 92 F
(A fairly cool summer day where I live)
Apparently chilly days are considered summer heat in England. Maybe I never see British people here because they all melt into puddles the moment they step out of the airport’s AC. 😂
Edit: Also, you’re on. I’ve got a falcata itching to slice some bottles!
Yeah, I was raised in SoCal and spent thirty years in Arizona.
Sixty three degrees is COLD any more to me. Hell, I'm in WA state now and it's 79.
Also it's kinda 1am right now in England, so yeah probably not as hot as it would be in the afternoon...
It's night now in UK.
Look at the daytime temperature - they've been having over 90 quite often this month - at one point reaching 96 or so - which is quite a lot for England.
Kukris are some of my favorite looking knives
I hope the cutting of those bottles didn't scare the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog. That would be bad for you.
I used a 12” bladed Cold steel Ghurka model kukri to cut some branches off birch trees I was pruning. Amazingly - if I used a full arm swing and a 45 degree angle - it would glide through 3.0 inch diameter unsupported branches without splintering the backside of the cut.
If I messed up the angle by more than 3-5 degrees either direction, I could only cut through 2 inch branches.
If I used a elbow and wrist powered stroke (like a hammer) it would only cut through 1 inch branches.
And the blade wasn’t even that sharp. It was approximately standard kitchen knife sharp. Not even close to hair shaving sharp.
_"You know the kukri is impressive, but sometimes it's good to remind people of that. Take care folks..."_
This could sound really ominous if taken out of *context*
Basicly that ist a nice flex how good his edge aligment is :D realy nice Video!
Do you have anymore greatswords? And if you do, can you demonstrate their sturdiness and cutting power?
That smile!
Great vid, the power of the Kukri even without full power swings is terrifying. Also jealous of the Rabbit they are illegal to own as pets in Australia.
Because they would multiply like, well, rabbits and devour the continent?
You guys down under cant even opt outta voting w/o going thru *corporate* law, rip
At first I thought that giant gerbil thing was a cat
Mr. Rabbit came out to see what the hell was going on.
Wow that first cut was impressive. I’d hate to be on the receiving end of one wielded in anger lol.
Be interesting to see a comparative test vs a billhook, the hedgelayers tool not the medieval weapon. Damn good utility blade.
Kukri is the most useful tool of all time
Bunny Easton & Captain Kukri! I feel an Adventure Series coming on... A serious question - Some more recent kukris have been made with 'full-width' tangs and riveted scale grips, and I wonder if there's a difference in perceived handshock between those and the more traditional glued-in partial tangs, especially when cutting harder targets like dry wood?
Hi Marc,
I know this is two years on and you probably have the answer by now. The MKII or M43 Khukuri had scales on the sides. So blade and full tang in one. I own about 80 Khukuri's from fairly new Tora's to very old Gak's and ones that go back to the Indian uprising. The hidden tang handles and the through tang and capped handles both are glued on with Laha which is a tree resin. A partial tang Khukuri handle has never been known to fail in battle. I have very old Khukuri's from before WWI and they still chop down trees. I used to have 136 Khukuri's, many of them old and I have never known one with a loose handle!! I had an original WWII M43 and they were machine made, not hand forged. I have a hand forged Tora MKII with wooden scales and a Tora one that was produced for special forces at their request. It is the same as the MKII but with horn handle scales and a single smaller knife (4") instead of the chakmak & Karda. There was also a hole through the handle for a lanyard. I actually got all my Khukuri's out of their cupboard today to check them over, clean a few blades and wax a few handles. Oh & "Bunny Easton & Captain kukri???" You silly sod!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Dave.
@@davesheppard8797 Thanks for the reply, and I am a silly sod, yes!
@@Poohze01 Yep!! Me too!! 🤣🤣🤣
He does this to intimidate the rabbit.
For good reason. When the Horned Rabbit arises, Matt will be our saviour.
I demand to see Cat Easton
Impressive! Going through the upper part with the handles is more plastic to cut too.
Im thinking six beheadings in one stroke. Fear the Gurkhas!
Bram Stoker says they're good also for slicing vampire throats: if you read the original book you'll learn Dracula wasn't kill by a wooden stake but with a bowie pulled in his heart and a kukri chopping his head off😎
My video Channel got famous for cutting 12 water bottles with a kabar we were attempting 13 on that cut & the video has over 3 million views it’s called kabar 13 bottle cut test !
Aww, that Rabbit! :3
do a thrust test on a tree, so you can get a feel that the kukri doesn't give mush-back, due to the off-seeming resistance-force
1:16 Ah. So the Kukri notch is not for blood, but to prevent water traveling from milk bottles from hitting the hands of the wielder.
(And yes I am trolling in case you haven't watched enough Captain Context's videos on Kukri yet.)
That is the normal kind of performance to be expected from a chopper this size and weight. I feel the performance would be significantly improved though if you ground out the edge shoulder and made it a wide appleseed edge, but the problem with these old tools is you're never too sure of the quality of the steel and heat treat, and a chipped or rolled edge is a real risk.
Am going to use my wife's military kukri to butcher the maple tree growing up through our front deck.
Matt Easton's "6 bottles 1 kuk"
Your rabbit looked a little nervous there! 😁
holy shit hes not in a superdry shirt
it's pretty sharp (runs his fingers along the edge)
I hope you test it again when it's sharpened.
I'd like to see the difference.
Make a video on that rabbit, please!
introducing Bugs Easton
I'm glad to see you are a whole milk drinker.
First we had Cat Easton now we have Rabbit Easton. Who's next?
Awww cute bunny
Perhaps you stated and I missed it, but what is the blade length of that kukri? Thanks.
Here for the Bunny...
I think your rabbits traumatised ....hahaha 👍
What if you put the bottles in a ring around you and do a huge swing?
How do you tell the difference between a real Kukri and a cheap nock off?
Wonder how the bunny felt about you whipping that Kukri around? I'd be figuring I was about to be turned into dinner.
Matt, it may just be another Pondian thing but we don't have milk bottles like those where I live in the States.
I'm going to guess they are HDPE (high density polyethylene, recycle code "2" if you have that Over There) about two millimeters thick in the middle part of the bottle, a bit thicker at the base and the top. Volume looks to be about a liter or so.
Can you confirm, please? It would make the challenge more fair.
Common type of Recycle '2' bottle in the west, only 1 mil thick throughout, though. The capacity is about 2 litres.
YIKES!!!
Try it on harder plastic, such as water bottles... the milk bottle plastic seems far softer...
Thats some nice cookery.
What could you do with kukri and buckler???
Let's test the cutting power of these cookery and chop some firewood
*Rabbit sweats*
Could you not do the cut while running along a line of bottles to increase the size of the arc of the cutting motion? Sounds hard and kinda dangerous but would be the way to maximize bottles sliced
Does anyone know of any sources for gurkha fighting with the kukri?
I remember that knife killing Dracula.
Is it a good idea to use a kukri on horseback?
I have a kukri that has crossed blades on the case with a torch in the middle of the crossed blades. Does anyone know what this represents?
What's the size and weight of that khukri?
Still a better cut then most can do.